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WMU faculty bring global learning to CHHS students through COIL projects

College of Health and Human Services

… WMU faculty bring global learning to CHHS students through COIL projects Submitted by Jillian … the way with developing and implementing Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) projects for CHHS … "global classrooms" to build invaluable cross-cultural communication and collaboration skills for undergraduate …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/11/coil

From VP to FO – Logan Brown’s Involvement, Engagement and Internships Lead to Success

College of Aviation

… From VP to FO – Logan Brown’s Involvement, Engagement and … that perspective, Brown, who hails from Rochester, Mich., where he graduated from Notre Dame Prep in 2015, returned to campus with a more comprehensive picture of what a career in aviation actually …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/loganbrown

Building connections and continuous learning are key to industrial engineering alum’s success

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Building connections and continuous learning are key to industrial engineering alum’s success Submitted by Kayla … Margean Gladysz, B.S.E.’75 , started her path to becoming the first woman to graduate from WMU’s College of … She began her career in the aerospace industry, where she spent 23 years working in a variety of different …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/01/margean-gladysz-spire-award

Libraries awards nine Open Educational Resources Grants

University Libraries

… University awarded Open Educational Resources (OER) grants to nine Western faculty and instructors in December. The … in 2025. The OER grants help instructors replace their commercial textbooks with an OER or develop a new one that … of the semester when I found out that I did not have to buy a textbook,” shared one student in a post-course OER …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2024/12/nine-oer-grants

New Zhang Financial Presidential Internship levels up Experience-Driven Learning opportunity through investment management

News

… Russ Kavalhuna meet in the lobby of Zhang Financial, where Tall is the inaugural recipient of the Zhang Financial … Russ Kavalhuna is taking his investment in student success to the next level, entrusting a student with managing a … this is an amazing opportunity.”   The internship will be completed under the guidance and mentorship of a Zhang …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/zhang-financial-presidential-internship-announcement

“Say yes to opportunities”: Desiree Krawczyk on growth and grit at WMU Haworth

Haworth College of Business

… “Say yes to opportunities”: Desiree Krawczyk on growth and grit at … practice with her work at  Bronconess Wine , a student-run company at WMU. “One of my most rewarding experiences has … Services Association as the internal relations officer, where I serve as the main source of contact for students in …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/11/finance-leadership-business-strategy-desiree-krawczyk-bronconess

Food marketing student’s enthusiasm leads to early career successes

Haworth College of Business

… Food marketing student’s enthusiasm leads to early career successes Submitted by Janine Adamski on … the position that I am without the help of  the WMU Haworth Communication Center. I worked with the center’s staff to … Meijer website. My biggest project was with the sales team where I had the opportunity to be a part of a category …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/11/food-marketing-leena-shrum-internship-study-abroad

Student Spotlight: Ellie Lundy – Leading with Compassion and Communication

Information Technology

… Student Spotlight: Ellie Lundy – Leading with Compassion and Communication Submitted by Gary Barton on I’ve learned how to talk to everybody and be more out … and becoming a pediatric occupational therapist. As for where she’ll land after graduation? At the end of our …

https://wmich.edu/it/news/2025/07/ellie-lundy-it-student-highlight

WMU awarded $13.7M federal grant to support college readiness for thousands of regional middle schoolers

News

… WMU awarded $13.7M federal grant to support college readiness for thousands of regional middle schoolers Submitted by Paula M. … Mich.—Western Michigan University received a highly competitive $13.7 million federal grant from the U.S. … For more WMU news, arts and events , visit  WMU News  online. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/federal-grant-supports-regional-middle-schoolers-college-readiness

Teaching for tomorrow: How hands-on AI experience is empowering new educators

College of Education and Human Development

… Teaching for tomorrow: How hands-on AI experience is empowering new … environments and industry contexts. “As educators, we’re committed to thoughtful  innovation while maintaining … “The first part was a guided prompt refinement challenge where we were given an initial prompt that was considered …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/03/wmu-cehd-leading-ai-integration-education